Judge Wyatt Peterson: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Wyatt Peterson is a judge for the 8th Judicial District Court of Iowa. He was appointed to the seat by Governor Kim Reynolds in 2018.

The 8th Judicial District includes the Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee North, Lee South, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Poweshiek, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington counties.

Peterson began his judicial career as a part-time magistrate in Henry County in 2017. During that same time, he managed his own private practice in Winfield, which he established in 2010.

Peterson received a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2000. He then completed a J.D. at Drake University Law School in 2003. While a law student, Peterson served as Editor-in-Chief of the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law.

He began his legal career in private practice in Burlington (2003 to 2006) before accepting the role of assistant county attorney in Washington County, where he remained until opening the Peterson Law Firm in 2010.